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31.05.2025 23:20 World Boxing says Olympic champion Imane Khelif will not be allowed to fight in the female category at their competitions until she undergoes a mandatory sex test.

30.05.2025 17:30 Torrential rains in the central town of Mokwa led to the deadly floods, authorities say.

30.05.2025 17:30 A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

30.05.2025 12:50 Somalians hope hosting Emmanuel Adebayor, Samuel Eto'o and Jay Jay Okocha in a legends game can help bring international football back to the country after nearly 40 years.

30.05.2025 12:50 Part of the presidential jet's landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, authorities say.

30.05.2025 12:50 The main suspect in the murder of Olorato Mongale was found by police on Friday morning.

29.05.2025 22:40 Bola Tinubu introduced painful economic reforms but says these are now starting to bear fruit.

29.05.2025 17:42 In Nigeria's northern Kano State, an unusual form of football is changing lives. Skate soccer is a fast-paced six-a-side sport which combines skateboards and the beautiful game.

29.05.2025 12:30 The 30-year-old was found dead hours after she left home to see a man she had recently met.

29.05.2025 12:30 Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.

29.05.2025 07:51 Joshlin Smith's mother, branded the "mastermind" in her child's disappearance, is to be sentenced.

28.05.2025 21:50 Documents found inside the boat washed ashore in St Vincent and the Grenadines indicate the migrants were from Mali.

28.05.2025 21:50 The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

28.05.2025 17:10 Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning 2005 film Tsotsi, died from natural causes, his family says.

28.05.2025 17:10 It follows growing criticism from Kenyans targeting Tanzania's president over the recent deportation of activists.